Bennett-Hancock win Santa Cruz Open

Santa Barbara East Beach volleyball locals Dillan Bennett and John Hancock won the California Beach Volleyball Association Santa Cruz Open on Saturday.

They went 6-0 on the day and defeated the Northern California team of Tyler Hinz and Brad Sullivan in the final.

It was the first open tournament title for Bennett and Hancock.

In the women’s open, Santa Barbara’s Patti Cook and Jill Muhe finished in second place. They fell in the final to Stephanie Buck and Michelle Boydstun.